Friday, July 26, 2013

Conquering the Fear of Failures


"One of the most common causes of failures is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat"

-Napoleon Hill

     Failure is a word most of us are afraid of. Many of us fear to have failures in life. Letting the fear that triggers inside us conquers our determination and leads to failure. If we let this overcome us, we won't be able to do what we can do and what we want to do. Instead of quitting, one should treat failures as motivation. Through these failures we've done, we may know what and how to change for the better.

     In my way to success, I've been through a lot of failures. I don't feel bad because I know that nobody's perfect. Each of us can't avoid failures. All of it are life challenges. They don't just give us problems. They teach us on how to be better than who we are.

     One of the frustrating failures of mine was in my elementary days. I was always in the top five of our class. Just like every pupil, there were ups and downs in my studies. Though I was young at that time, I tried to do everything I can to pass. The hardest part of it was my family's high expectations from me.

     In the fourth grade, I wasn't in the top five. As usual, everyone was so disappointed. The pain was absolutely there. I know it's my fault, but I shouldn't quit. Instead of quitting, I treat that experience as a stepping stone in making a change. I don't want to end up being a quitter. I did my best, hoping that the decisions I made would work out. Hopefully, I was able to be in the top five  when I was in grade five. The decisions were worth it. Even though I knew that the result wouldn't always end up positively, I would never regret it because I know that at least, I tried. Now, I continue my journey to success with all the learnings and courage from the past failures I have done.

     Sometimes, experiences of failures are better teachers in life than success. The lessons from them are priceless. They give us the chance to make an important choice. Am I changing for the better, or will I just let this fear of failure once more defeat me? With those experiences, I learned my mistakes. The people with fears inside are given a chance to make a change in their ways and actions and to prepare them for the future failures that are bound to happen in our journey. 

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